The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-04-14

GnhI nOOIt AtQPflthu huu .IN hN !. ,
| Hon John M0sWepBey, nf Woo q
HON. JOHN M'swBENEY's ADDRESS
Nf.'NtS SWrputy, WHO was tht o i.0
the event g, delivered Bn adore
| over two h, urs duration, "a h cb 10 r., -
| ity did no; seem half Jhat nig 'u To-
au tieucp, whirhs ga eutrancpd tH z
10 the wo,Gs uf Il q lrnc' as lreY i.I |'
rapid succession from the . OF b
man, upon whose shoulders fpl
mantle of Wendell Phiulp-, N Y.
| IO0Qued orator, when the latter t. ,.
away. To attemOt to CIV An, ill
| like an accurate account OF MI. We
Sweeney's 8 I'D Tess would slmp } b t ~
and rae word that folOw aI'
bare attempt 70 poTtr y
few # the sdmlrsbe de S
the speaker 30 eloque0tly tXyrpS D.
II began BY saying .Ddt be- oe eslpd
grafton or addrtss wnen he had o m k
Il aud proposed 10 neither Auh m-l.
ly do a little informal taking Wi n his
old friends about schools ana d C, il
In Canton. Fifty Years ago h Il
stumDed about the lot apon which ~
present binding s'auds, litJie SHAY"
learning his a, b, c's. The h'st nf ~
der mem ries the occasion iron h -,
to h Id. of the many fOrmpT CUmDsi
ions Of his youth, macy If whom had
passed away and OF whom tu. few r..
manned, fl led the speaker with I nd
emotion. Especially 'eierring Ia the
recent death Of Jamea A. saxon, =
former PLAYMATE, he aid:
"Frlends have been cat sred,
Like roses in bl ON,
Some at the bridal
But st at the tomb"
Mr. McNweensy pIOHucr the minute.
of ths Lyctum, conducted In the n,d
central school bOildlug aim vt lf
years ago, These mtHur4e arp ,he mo
eTty of L0utH sch eT, E.q de SAD ...
joined tue Lyreum in l843, when -ix p
years old. a0d that Af Schaff fnr aUr
himself usually Uatt'ed On 'he san"
side In tebAJe against Mps5rs RsyD 1ld.,
Grant, Harris and others. A r.mDTka
biz fact was that Mr. Saha.i.r mi han
self had fonRht and "on debates WHch
cave eettied seya-pI Of ftt
great qussttovs of later day. i
Instance, they d Gidpd thar 'lp y-u
power should not b4 taken from a..
Presldeut, that TeXss sHoUh be- Bur.X
sd. inst the Am-rIe D op.e had
right 10 discuss The ppyesIJ.- d. d
Smpathize with the Down truddaD IT,
ish, and mora Ihau III, tHey bad anurl
pated BscheT by forty y-a-7 ng Crcld
ing against bFtmst0nr uel
Une e the most touching md rrpr
pirate features Of Mr, A,SSteltys 90.
dress was his elk tqUent and let drT
tribute paid TO one # . mons old
school teachers, Nj George Held. nair
Mr.. McSweeney: There alta tuoL up
on the stage tonight" pointing TC
Mr.. Held, "whOm | respect aur
rsvere. Ntnty-six wear, old ~ HI IL ard
with badlv falling g, ,esight | aaid IL
him to day you must bH with US tO-uiRhi
and here he Is, Fifty years ago, upou
the site of this very building he tsu Sht
me the elementary lessons Ia GTmau
aud l have never since quit paying +
little attention to this language. Here
Is little verse, the only one have ~. +
written In German. which | dedlcatc
herewith to Father Hpll:
Fuenfzig Jahre sind verflossen,
Seit dem ich hier Elm Schueler war,
Hab Deutschen Unterricht genossen
Won Water Held, solch Lehrer rar,
Der alte Held an GRADES Rand,
Elm Denlinal der Vergangenheit,
Ell war Elm Lehrer hoch i'm Stand,
He'll He'll Ihm in der Evigkeit.
The present agitation of socialism and
anaTchism was treated of In beautiful
smile, the parallel being NspOeOD's
capture of TOulOn. Education was the
weapon, and the on y one with which
these rebelliOus Outbursts could be sue
cessfully controlled. Properly educate
the youth and the land is in safety.
The great keynOL9 Df the address wgs
the trite hut nevertheless appropriate
saying, knowledge ID Power" Mag
ni6cent illustrations were cited, both
ancient and modern, showing how the
unknown and hidden powers OF nature
we're made the Obedient servant OF man
by the lstter's acquired knowledge.
In conclusion the speaker thanked
God that there was "Do royal road to
learning" The rich and poor alike
from the cradle must begin with q, b, C
and gradually climb up the ladder.
A tremendous Outbnrst of applause
greeted Mr.. McSweeney when ne fin
ished.
The promising young solo soprano,
Miss Matte Cassidy, sang In her re-
markably clear and sweet voice, "LOv
er's Ecstacy," by MattOZi. This num-
ber was refreshing treat.
Mr. Parker, Of Elyria, was called upon
and said he spent delightful day en-.
iOying the exercises. He said the High
School building here was the finest one
he was ever in. He said the Smead Rut-
tan system of heating and ventilaLinR
used In the building was to his per-
sORal knowledge the best In use.
LA Vede," female chorus, by ROs-
sini, was sung by the chorus, composed
Of nineteen young ladies'.
The exercises concluded at II O'Clock
with the "GlOris" chorus.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Following are abstracts Of the ad
dresses Of j. j. Clark, Esq, and Hon.
Leroy D. Brown at the opening session
Friday afternoon:
RESPONSE OF j j. CLARK, ESQ.
j. j.. Clark, Esq, member of che
Board Of Education from the Seventh
ward, who took an unusually active
part In all that pertained to the award
ing Of the contract for the building of
the high School, It's furnishing, etc,
responded, on behalf OF the Board, TO the
address Of Mr.. Baldwin. Mr.. Clark
spoke at some length and said that In
accepting the present handsome struc
ture he was accepting, on behalf of the
Board and the citizens Of Canton, one OF
the finest educational edifices in the
State. he spoke Of the work required
Of the Board In providing the city with
so magnificent building a. of the
cOmmendRble manner In which the
members Of the Board had performed